Precedent, Procedure, and the Court'S Crumbling Authority
Books that explain the institutional mechanics driving the Supreme Court's legitimacy crisis, from the rise of the shadow docket to the rare but seismic act of overturning its own precedents.
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The Shadow DocketStephen VladeckStephen Vladeck’s focused analysis of the shadow docket directly explains the procedural tool at the center of recent...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Justice on the BrinkLinda GreenhouseLinda Greenhouse traces the Court’s transformation and contextualizes how ideological shifts affect decisions and...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The NineJeffrey ToobinJeffrey Toobin’s inside account illuminates the Court’s internal dynamics and decisionmaking that underlie precedent...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The Most Dangerous BranchDavid A. KaplanDavid Kaplan provides narrative reporting on the Court’s secretive operations and how personnel and politics shape...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
InjusticesIan Millhiser, Joe BarrettIan Millhiser offers a systemic critique of how the Court’s decisions have favored powerful interests, relevant to...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Reading the ConstitutionStephen BreyerStephen Breyer’s constitutional perspective explains competing judicial philosophies that drive debates over overruling...Shelf signal: Constitutional Law